The Skellig

Great place for some live music, a good bar, and some food that you might be hard-pressed to find at other pubs.  (Vegan-friendly)

Great bartender, awesome food, excellent beer

OK, as a preface, we had a coupon as a "thank you" from buying a new car.  We picked a couple of places pretty close to us in Brighton but just far enough away to feel that we weren't eating in the neighborhood.  Thus, The Skellig on Saturday night at 5pm.  For the duration of our meal, we were the only ones dining, though there were folks at the bar.  The Skellig has a great draft (draught) beer selection (and lots of bottled beer too), and my wife's mixed drink was described as "excellent."  The food was very, very good to excellent, and so was the apple pie we split for dessert.  The server, Helen, a very sweet English gal was very conversant, made nice recommendations, and was, in a word, pleasant.  I know this is an Irish pub and the action seems to start with the music later and likely with a much younger crowd, but what mystified my wife and myself was that there was no other dinner business. In the spirit of McArthur, we shall return.